Interesting article yet seriously doubt that the IBM 3D print partner would be HP. Ten years from now it will far more likely be a company like Samsung! HP lost its vision a long time ago.... 10 years from now after the bean counters would have finally done their job destroying any innovation, it will probably be merged with Sun Microsystems, a division of Oracle Corporation ;)

From designer straight to desk-top manufacturing at the point of usage

Dateline: 17 June 2020

Over the past two decades we have become used to our consumer electronics being made in Asia.
Even though there are ever-more disturbing reports of inhuman conditions in Asian factories, including the latest suicides and murders to cover up corrupt practices, companies such as Apple have had no alternative to producing in these low-wage economies.
Yesterday, IBM announced its first venture ...